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ἐφάμιλλος

ἐφάμιλλος, a match for, equal to, rivalling

ἐφάμιλλος [ᾰ], ον, (ἅμιλλα)
  • a match for, equal to, rivalling, ἐ. γίγνεσθαί τινι X. Mem. 3.3.12, Isoc. 1.12 codd.; ἀρχὴ ἐ. ταῖς μεγίσταις Plb. 32.8.3; τὸ ἐ. equality, evenness, Plu. Symp. 2.153f. Adv. -λως, ἀγωνίσασθαι Id. Cleom. 39, cf. Aristaenet. 1.2.
    • II Pass., regarded as an object of rivalry or contention, ἐφαμίλλου τῆς εἰς τὴν πατρίδα εὐνοίας ἐν κοινῷ πᾶσι κειμένης D. 18.320; ἐφάμιλλον ποιεῖν τι Id. 20.102; νίκην ἐ. ποιεῖν Plu. Apophth. Lac. 2.214d; ὅπως ἐφάμιλλον ᾖ πᾶσι . . φιλοδοξεῖν IG 2(2).1227.20, cf. 1292.18.

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